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Widening The Windpipe And Placing A Stent

Utah rates for HCPCS 31631

Passes a scope into the windpipe, stretches open a narrowed section, and leaves a stent in place to hold it open. It is used when scarring, pressure from outside, or a tumor has squeezed the airway and made breathing difficult. Relief of breathlessness is usually immediate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening The Windpipe And Placing A Stent cost?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $4,169.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $269 to $8,318Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,892.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 134.9 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 32nd of 50

$2,884

DE $30,200WV $224

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.